Named for the Native American tribe that inhabited the area when the French arrived in the late 17th century. The capital of French Louisiana was in Biloxi from 1720 to 1723, when it was moved to New Orleans. Biloxi became part of the Republic of West Florida in 1810, and part of Mississippi when it became a U.S. state in 1817. When Mississippi ceded from the United States in 1861, Biloxi became part of the Confederate States of America. However, the city surrendered to Union Naval Forces on December 31, 1861, and was occupied by the Union for the remainder of the war. Like most of the South, Biloxi came on hard times during the period immediately following the war, but its fate improved in 1872 when the L&N Railroad established a flag stop in Biloxi, which was followed by several canneries and other industries. Biloxi also grew in its importance as a vacation destination, particularly after legal gambling was introduced in the 1990s. Biloxi is located on the north shore of the Mississippi Sound, east of Gulfport.
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The Chamber is a not-for-profit business membership organization made up of business owners, professional people and others from Biloxi, Mississippi. Member benefits and policies are stated, along with meeting schedules, a calendar of events, a Chamber store, and a guide to local businesses and services.
http://biloxi.org/
Biloxi is the third-largest city in Mississippi, and one of two seats of Harrison County. The official municipal web site posts city council contacts, meeting schedules, agendas and minutes, as well as a guide to local hospitals, libraries, schools, businesses and attractions. City maps, podcasts, photographs, and video are included.
http://www.biloxi.ms.us/
The gift shop began in 1977 in a closed gas station in Biloxi, Mississippi, originally known as T-Shirt City, changing its name after buying an adjacent building, merging the two, and adding a 32-foot shark mouth entrance to the building. Rebuilt after being destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the business features the same design. Its products are highlighted, and its hours of operation are stated.
http://www.sharkheads.com/
